The archive comprises papers of Jane Johnson, 1732-59; papers of Barbara Johnson, 1759-1816; journal of Robert Augustus Johnson of Kenilworth, 1771-7; and papers of other members of the Johnson family, 17th-19th cent.
Dates
- Creation: 1706-1759, 17th-19th cent.
Extent
2.7 Linear metres (18 physical shelfmarks)
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. b. 2070, fols. 1-2].
Full range of shelfmarks:
MSS. Don. b. 39-40, c. 190-196, d. 202, e. 193-200
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 10516
Abstract
Correspondence and papers of Jane Johnson of Olney, Buckinghamshire (1706-1759) and of her family, 17th-19th cent.
Biographical / Historical
Jane Johnson (1706-1759) was the wife of Woolsey Johnson, Vicar of Olney, Buckinghamshire. She was the author of the earliest known (to date) example of an English fairy story for children (MS. Don. d. 198 - see 'Related Material' below). For further details see the Bodleian Library Record, vol. XVI, no. 2, Oct. 1997, pp. 165-170.
Robert Augustus Johnson (1745-1799) was the son of Jane Johnson. He married Anna Rebecca Ludford Taylor, née Craven, sister of the 6th Lord Craven. He was at one time Rector of Wistanstow in Shropshire, in the patronage of the Earls of Craven, and was Rector of Hamstall Ridware, Staffordshire, 1791-1799. At the time the journals described in section C were written he was living in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, close to the Craven seat at Combe Abbey where he seems to have been a frequent visitor.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, with the help of the Friends of the Bodleian, from W. J. Blois Johnson, 1996.
Subject
- Title
- Catalogue of papers of Jane Johnson of Olney, Buckinghamshire (1706-1759) and of her family, 17th-19th cent.
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Mike Webb
- Date
- 2003
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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